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BASF Opens New TPU R&D Lab

BASF Corp., Florham Park, N.J., has opened a new TPU research facility in Wyandotte, Mich., designed to develop new products for the American automotive, construction, sports, and leisure industries.

BASF Corp., Florham Park, N.J., has opened a new TPU research facility in Wyandotte, Mich., designed to develop new products for the American automotive, construction, sports, and leisure industries. A five-person team will aim to customize key material properties such as stiffness, elasticity, transparency, and UV stability to meet individual customer needs.